Girdle



J. SIEGEL Oct. 27, 1931.

GIRDLE 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed Nov. 5, 1928 Jose 0h Siege/ J. SIEGEL Oct. 27, I931.

GIRDLE Filed Nov.

5, 1 28 2 Sheets-Sheet swam 14701,

Jose 0h S/ye/ Patented Oct. 27, 1931 PATENT OFFICE JOSEPH SIEGEL, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN GIRD LE Application filed November 5, 1928.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in girdles, and has for an object to provide a girdle which may be read1- ly changed into a laced girdle or corset after its usefulness as an ordinary girdle has transpired.

Another object of the invention is to provide a girdle of such form and construction that after the same is greatly stretched by wearing, normally hidden eyelets may be brought into use, so that the parts of the girdle may now be laced together and thus form practically a laced corset. v Still another object of the invention is to provide a girdle, wherein two rows of eyelets are provided which are covered when the girdle is worn as a girdle, but after the ordinary life of the girdle is over, some of the material may be removed, or coverings of the eyelets may be removed and a lacing passed through the eyelets to thus hold the two halves of the girdletogether;

Still another object of the invention is to provide a girdle, provided with separate rows of eyelets similar to a laced corset and also provide a covering for these eyelets, so that when the garment isfirstpurchased, it resembles simply a girdle.

Still another object is to provide a girdle with rows of eyelets for lacing after a covering is removed from the eyelets; this covering in turn being so fastened that it is but the work of a moment to remove the covering from the said eyelets.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a girdle of a slightly modified form, wherein the girdle is provided with eyelets, but the material extending between the eye 0 lets and covering of the eyelets has to be cut out with apair of scissors before the garment can be worn as a laced corset.

With these and other objects inview, the invention consists in' certain new and novel 5 arrangements and combination of parts, that Serial No. 317,258.

ing torn away for the sake of clearness of illustration.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of an alteration of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 showing the material removed from the eyelets and the girdle now being in the form of a corset.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing an a slight modification, there being an elastic ilriaterial forming part of the back of the girc e.

Fig. 5 is a view of a modified form of girdle showing another means of covering the U5 eyelets and part of the material between the rows of eyelets being cut to show the manner of transforming the girdle into a corset.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, there is shown a girdle having the non-elastic front portions 1 provided with fastening means 3 and 4 along the respective edges of the portions 1.

The lower edges of the front pieces are also provided with the supporter straps 5 and 6. Secured to these respective front pieces 1 are the respective elastic portions 7 and 8, and extending between these elastic portions 7 and 8 are the two non-elastic back portions 9 and 10, each of which portions are provided along their adjacent edges with the metal stays 11 and 12. Formed in a row between the respective stays 11 and 12 are the series of eyelets 13 and 14, as may be clearly seen in the several figures Y Normally there are what might be termed the two halves of the girdle, held together by the intermediate piece of material 15 which is shown slightly turned back in Fig. 1 simply for the sake of clearness of illustration; and likewise shown thrown back for the same purpose in Fig. 4.

Now this intermediate piece of material 15 is initially sewed with the seams 16 and 17 to the material 9 and likewise by the seams 18 and 19 along the edges of the material 10 thereby normally covering the respective rows of eyelets 13 and 14, and holding the two halves together.

The opposite edges of this piece of material 15 may be turned backon itself as shown at 20 to make the neat appearance and finished edges, and it will be understood that when the girdle is purchased this piece ofmaterial 15 will be tightly sewn throughout the length of the respective halves and not ripped away as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. y

The pieces 9 and 10 may also have supporter straps 21 and 22, as may be seen the drawings.

The garment will now be worn as an ordinary form of girdle and may be so worn until I the elastic material has stretched to the point where the girdle would become useless.

-However. the girdle is now metamorphosed;

that is, the upper or;lower-.edge of the strip may be grasped. and if necessary a knife blade inserted under the first few stitches,

after which the intermediate strip 15 may be quickly and readily torn from the two halves of the girdle. I

. A'lace23 may then be placed between the respectiverows of eyelets and the garment is now again ready foruse and is practically a lacedcorset, although the same might be termed a laced girdle. Referring to .Fig.- 4 showing a slightly modified form, the girdle has the same desirable featuresi that is. the two "halves 24 and 25 are normally'heldby the strip 26, and in this instance I'have shown the elastic portions 7 a and 8a a little greater in width and with reinforcing strips 26 a'nd27 inserted therein to form'additional braces'for the hose su'ppor'terstraps 28 and 29. Also, in'this 'instanceI have shown the intermediate maare similar .to the arrangement of the eyelets V 4 showninFig.

When "this: form of girdle is toi be worn as a laced garment, it is. simply necessary to 5 place a-"knife-blade, under. the stitching extending alongthe edges .IOf the strips 30 and 31; rip away the elastic strip 26" and lace "the parts togetherasis shown in the garment inliigq3. I Y

, 1 Referring now'to a slightly different form,

although the same idea :is carried'ouuand referring especially to Fig. 15. we will see the twohalves of the girdle 40 and 41: each half being provided with a row ofvfeyelets which have been-numbered 42"and .43; Connecting 5 'thesmall strip oftape which may have theme parts .40 and 41T-is thestrip of ma terial 44,'whichmay-orimay not be of elastic material, this materialbeing tightly'sewed to the respective edges: of the 'two' halves 40 Over the row of eyelets 42 there will be seen its edges turned back as at 46, and this strip of material is sewn from the top to the bot tom of the girdle over these eyelets, so that when'the garment is'purchased, these eyelets, from the outside of the girdle, will not be app'are'ni, In a like manner, a strip 47 is sewn over the row of eyelets 48 and to all appearances'the article is the regular type of girdle. p i

In a like manner when this garment has strctched beyondiits ordinary life of usefulness, the strips and 47 covering the eyelets will be ripped off. It is necessary, however, with this form of garment to take a pair of scissors and cutthestrip of material 44 from the garment. In Fig. 5 I have shown, as at 48, the starting'of the cutting operation and the cut will, of course, simply follow the respective edges 49 and 50 along stays 51 and 52 that are provided respectively adjacent the rows o'feyelets. Y v

Inall forms of the invention, the concealing material strips 15, 26 and 44' normally lie over the rows of eyelets'and cover one end thereof.

From the foregoing it will be seen that in all of the three forms shown I have provided I a row of eyelets in the respective halves of the girdle which eyelets are normally covered and between which eyelets extenda piece of material, either, elastic or inelastic, and after the garment has beenworn for a ,length of time, the materialbetween the. eyelets may be easily removed by cutting a few stitches, and then tearing the strip away from the garment, or as shownin the last form mentioned, the covering strips for the eyelets. maybe quickly removed, and .theconnecting strip between the eyelets cut away with a pair of scissors.

From the foregoing it will also be seen that I have produced a garment. whose natural life is probably doubled by simply ripping away a small portion and insertinga lacing.-

I am aware that it is old to provide a gusset, say justover thehips wherein eyelets may be provided so-that this gusset-may be' pulled together or let out, but I amnot aware of a garment in the form of a girdle wherein holding strips may be removed tothus leave the article in two distinct parts which may then be laced up to form ametamorphosed article.

Many slight changes might be'made within the invention without departing from the spiritand scopethereof. j I

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as-new and desire-to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A girdle comprising two halves, each 7 half comprising verticalelastic and inelastic portions, the adjacent marginal vertical edges of the two halves being provided with arow of eyelets, a bridgingfstrip of material normally connecting the two halves of the garment and normally covering'the one face of each of the adjacent rows of eyelets, the said bridging strip of material normally making the article a one-piece garment to be worn as such, and the said bridging strip of material adapted to be easily removed after the elastic portions of the garment have deteriorated, and the eyelets then capable of receiving a lace to hold the two respective halves of the garment together.

2. A girdle comprising two halves, each half comprising vertical elastic and inelastic portions, the adjacent marginal vertical edges of the two halves being provided with a row of eyelets, a strip of bridging material normally connecting the two halves of the garment and the eyelets being normally covered, the said strip of bridging material normally making the article a one-piece garment to be worn as such and the said strip of bridging material adapted to be easily removed after the elastic portions of the garment have deteriorated, and the eyelets then capable of receiving a lace to hold the two respective halves of the garment together.

In testimony whereof I aflix 1n signature.

JOSEPH IEGEL. 

